Given the genre's reliance on shock value and jump scares, few deaths have the lasting impact of sadness. Throughout history, horror has been filled with all types of deaths: horrific, regrettable, deserved, creative, and many other adjectives that fit them . But when the genre is able to bring the raw feelings of pain and sorrow into the mix, the game is elevated. From the mind of creator Mike Flanagan , the saddest death in horror is brought to life in the Netflix miniseries The Haunting of Hill House . Violet McGraw and Victoria Pedretti 's Eleanor "Nell" Crain goes through a lifelong torment that ends with the most tragic demise. Here's why no death is quite as tragic as hers.

Nell's Storyline in 'The Haunting of Hill House' Is Devastating From the Start

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